Maintenance

30New Brunswick™ Excella® E-24 Shaker English (EN)

8.3Cleaning

NOTICE! Risk of equipment damage

Use of abrasive or corrosive compounds may damage the incubator shaker.

Do not use abrasive or corrosive compounds to clean the incubator shaker.

1.Routinely clean the exterior of the incubator shaker by wiping it over with a soft cloth, moistened with soapy water.

2.Rinse the soap from the cloth in clean water, and wipe the exterior surfaces again.

If Biohazard decontamination is necessary, (see Disinfection/decontamination on p. 30).

8.4Disinfection/decontamination

WARNING! Risk of potential harm to personnel

It is the responsibility of the user to carry out appropriate decontamination procedures if hazardous material is spilled on or inside the equipment. Before using any cleaning or decontamination method other than those suggested by the manufacturer, users contact Eppendorf to ensure that the proposed method would not damage the equipment.

CAUTION! Risk of potential harm to personnel

As a routine precaution, wear protective gloves.

Be sure to adequately ventilate the work area as you disinfect, to avoid the formation of potentially explosive alcohol vapors.

Commercially available household bleach solutions, when diluted at a 1:10 ratio, are effective in routine decontamination of the incubator shaker. The method for decontaminating a spill depends upon the nature of the spill.

1.Switch the shaker off and unplug it from the mains/power supply.

2.Spills involving fresh cultures or samples known to have low concentrations of biomass should be flooded with decontamination solution and soaked for 5 minutes before cleanup.

3.Spills involving samples with high concentrations of biomass, or involving organic matter, or occurring in areas warmer than room ambient temperature, should be exposed to decontamination solution for at least one hour before cleanup.